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many people vs much people

The correct phrase to use is 'many people.' 'Much people' isn't correct in English. 'Many' is used with countable nouns like 'people,' while 'much' is used with uncountable nouns.
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many people

Correct. 'Many' is used with countable nouns like 'people.'

'Many people' is the correct phrase to use when referring to a large number of individuals.

Examples:

  • Many people attended the concert last night.
  • There are many people waiting in line.
  • Aug 30, 2024 ... Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents. A growing movement wants to destigmatize severing ties. Is it a much-needed ...
  • 2 days ago ... Too many people want to be social-media influencers. That is good for companies but bad for “creators”. Social media influencer Chixpudding ...
  • Dec 5, 2023 ... There so many people smashed into the Venetian that it's hard to believe there were people on the planet that weren't walking those hallways. It ...
  • Jul 6, 2018 ... Did you mean: Is there a limit to how many people I can invite to a shared folder?
  • Nov 10, 2016 ... What So Many People Don't Get About the U.S. Working Class · Understand That Working Class Means Middle Class, Not Poor · Understand Working-Class ...
  • 6 days ago ... How many people voted in the 2020 election? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2020 presidential election saw the highest voter turnout of ...
  • May 22, 2021 ... Hello Everyone , I wanted to know if there is a count or certificate number kept by Alteryx to know how many people are certified in Alteryx ...
  • 18 hours ago ... “How many people turn out gives you some very rough measure of trending intensity of concern about a particular issue,” Ulfelder says. When it ...
  • Feb 15, 2016 ... But yes, for anyone interested I have indeed deactivated my twitter account. I've 'left' twitter before, of course: many people have time off ...
  • 4 days ago ... How many people are at Trump MSG rally? Trump is at Madison Square Garden today looking to energize Republican voters. The event starts at 5 ...

Alternatives:

  • a lot of people
  • numerous people
  • plenty of people
  • a large number of people
  • several people

much people

Incorrect. 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns, not countable nouns like 'people.'

Avoid using 'much people' as it is not a correct phrase in English. Instead, use 'many people' when referring to a large number of individuals.
  • Dec 5, 2017 ... It's better not to say, “There were much people.” — that's not such good English.
  • Dec 26, 2023 ... how much people does 1 pop equal. Question. if i have 100 pops in my city is that 100k people? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted ...
  • Jun 3, 2018 ... I could imagine a native speaker saying "There was too much people in there", with stress on the word "people", to convey that (s)he isn't ...
  • Aug 28, 2024 ... How much people like abby more then ellie? Question. Just finished tlou2, and wow let me just say that this game is absolutely amazing. At ...
  • Apr 13, 2010 ... "Much people" is never correct as a constituent. The two words may be accidentally adjacent in a sentence, e.g.
  • Thank you so much @people for breaking the news🎙️✨ More coming soon Full article link:...
  • Aug 16, 2006 ... Hi everybody! Could someone please tell me which is the difference between How much people? and How many people?
  • Aug 3, 2024 ... Hi. I wonder how much people involved in some case into FreeBSD development and all the software? Is it 100 or 1 million?
  • How much people will charge for Glowforge time · Everything Else · dan October 17, 2017, 6:57am 1. How much would you charge for someone to use your ...
  • Mr and Mrs Herjavec! Thank you so much @people for capturing the best moment of my life!! http://www.people.com/article/kym-johnson-robert-herjavec-wedding.

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